Feed-cutter.



` -No. 738,535. i FATENTED SEPT. 8, 1903.

J. V. FREDERICK.

FEED CUTTER.

ABPLIGATION FILED APR. Z2, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented September 8, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

FEED-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATUION forming part of Letters latent No. 738,535, datedSeptember 8, 1903.

Serial No. 104,177. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JULIEN V. FREDERICK, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Marshallville, in the county of Macon and State ofGeorgia, have made a certain new and useful Invention in FeedClitters;and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the in vention,such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view showing my invention as applied. Fig.\2is a section on the line 2 2, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33, Fig. 2.

The invention has relation to feed-cuttersg and it consists in the novelconstruction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the letter ddesignates the framework and b the box or receptacle for the cut feed,above which the frame is provided with longitudinal bars or a slottedbar, (indicated at 0,) such bars or bar extending longitudinally alongthe front of the frame. The slot or knifeway 'd is provided withmetallic wear-plates e in cases where the bar is made of wood.

Attached to the bar or bars c at or near the inner end of the slot d isthe double-branched upright guide and fIIlcrum-standardf,con nected atthe top by a reverse bend of plate form and having a narrow intervalbetween them, in which is pivoted the upwardly-extending or raisedportion g of the adjustable reciprocating knife 7c, suchupwardly-extending portion or arm being about six inches in height andhaving holes for the pivot-pin about four and six inches, respectively,above the knife edge or sufficiently elevated to cause the knife toassume when raised an angle of about thirty degrees or more or such aswill provide for a strong descending drawing cut on the corn, hay, orother feed, such pivoted portion g being integral with and of the samethickness as the knife and being of sufficient extent to guide the knifein an exact vertical plane, fitting, as it does, closely between theplate-form standard. This guideway also prevents the knife from cuttingthe edge of the knifeway d. The edge of the blade is straight and at thelimit of its downward movementlies below Athe surface of the bars c aninch or more, in which position the handle or extension end Zof theknife is horizontal, or nearly so, such extension lying between theextended ends or projections m of the bars c of the frame. To theprojections m are secured boxing or bearings fora crankshaft s, and tothe crank o is connected a link 1f of about the length of the crank,said link being pivoted at its upper end to the knife handle orextension.

To the feed side of the top of the frame or to the bar c on the feedside is connected an inclined guide trough-frame w, which is subdividedinto several channels or troughs e' z, which extend to the feed side ofthe cuttingslot or knifeway d. These channels or troughs serve to keepthe hay or other feed properly directed and also serve especially tohold ears of corn in proper position for the action of thecutting-knife.

The crank-shaft s is provided with a balance wheel or wheels tofacilitate even working of the knife. A pedal connection may 4beprovided for the knife, if desired. The

upward extension g of the knife extends at rightfangles to the length ofsaid knife and is extended or made wider rearwardly at g' for thepurpose of more perfect guiding action between the standardf, as by thismeans a larger portion of such extension lies at all times between saidstandard. This extension has a normal projection forward of thestandard, which projection is adapted to enter between the branches ofthe standard as the knife is raised. By changing the pivotpin g2 of theknife (which pin is removable) from the upper holes f of the standard tothe lower holes f2 the upward broad pivotal angular extension g' of theknife-blade, having vertically-separated holes to correspond withholesff2 of the standard, a greater leverage is given to the cut of theknife. At the same time when the pin is in the upper holes and the knifeis lowered a locking-pin may be placed through the lower holes f2 of thestandard and the lower hole of the part g to prevent accidental ormischievous operation of the knife.

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Having described this invention, what: I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent.,

A feed-cutter comprising the frame having 5 the knifeway, thedouble-branched plate-fulernm standard, having the reverse bend at thetop, the rear guide and guard, the adjustable angular straight-edgeknife-blade having at its forward end the upright broad Io pivotalright-angle extension Working between and having a normal projectionfor- Ward of the branches of said standard, said projection beingadapted to enter between the branches of said standard as the knife israised, said standard and right-angle eXten sion having verticaliy1-separated perforations,

and an adjustable fulcrum-pin for adjustment therein, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULIEN V. FREDERICK.

Witnesses: i

F. B. MURPH, W. H. RICE.

